Moose
born 1984 American professional wrestler and football player
Chinanu Onuaku
born 1996 American basketball player
Lio Rush
born 1994 American professional wrestler
Josh Awotunde
born 1995 American track and field athlete
Frank Kratovil
born 1968 American politician
Arinze Onuaku
born 1987 American basketball player
Daryl Ferguson
born 1985 Barbadian footballer
Jermaine Lewis
born 1974 American football player
Guy S. Meloy Jr.
1903–1964 American military officer; recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Robert Griffith
born 1970 Player of American football
Romilio Hernandez
born 1995 American soccer player
Ed Polite, Jr.
born 1997 American basketball player
Ijeoma Ajemba
born 1995 American basketball player
Emily Saunders Plummer
1815–1876 Enslaved woman
Keith Veney
born 1974 American basketball player
Also called Lanham home
CS Carl Schurz Scofield
1875–1966 Botanist
Zoao Makumbi Sr.
1944–2020 Angolan freedom fighter who moved to the United States and became a school psychologist